I have a Samsung Home Theatre and want the surround sound for my blueray player. I could just go direct to the TV, but not with surround sound. Direction unclear. Any help out there?

Everything (cable box, blu ray, etc) is connected to the home theatre system inputs and the output of the Home theater system goes to the TV. Turn the TV speakers off and use the home theater system for the sound.

I’d like to be able to play sky tv via the Home Theatre kit but the optical lead does not work?

Try going to the link below it shows you how to connect Home theaters dvds vcr etc.

I am thinking of buying a Home Theatre surround sound system, but mainly want it for playing compact discs (mainly classical), with occassional DVD use. Can anyone recommend anything suitable?

Actually, I do the opposite. I use a high quality
2 channel stereo system to play CDs and DVDs.
A lot less complicated to set up and IMO, a lot
more genuine sound reproduction.

I recommend getting a good quality integrated
amplifier (or receiver if you listen to the radio),
and a pair of good floorstanding loudspeakers.
And a good CD or DVD player if you don’t yet
have one to complete your system.

RULE OF THUMB: For the same price, two
(good) speakers are better than five (average)
speakers with a (mediocre) powered sub.

Here are a couple of websites to point you in
the right direction to get you started on your quest…

its a panosonic Home theatre system the sub that is included doesent put out enough base for my taste.

Paradigm has good room-shaking subs, depending how much you want to spend, the PW-2200 is a good value, but if you want to make your neighbors think they are experiencing an earthquake the Signature Servo would be your best bet.

Sunfire also makes very powerful subs, the True Subwoofer EQ Signature has an amazing 2700 watts amp.

The type of computer subwoofer is CREATIVE and the model for the phillips Home Theatre system is HTS3544. Is it possible because my original subwoofer doesnt work?

Computer speaker systems use the subwoofer as a receiver from the computer’s audio out. Not only is the subwoofer worthless on it’s own, so are the rest of the computer speakers.

I would like to get some speakers for my TV and Blu ray player but I am not to sure what to get, so does anyone know the difference between Home Theatre and home cinema speakers

Cinema and movie theater are synonyms, so there isn’t a difference.

If you want 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 surround sound you will need not just speakers, but an amplifier (aka receiver) too. You can buy each separately or you can buy them bundled in what’s called a "Home theater in a box", or HTIB.

As with any other electronics equipment, there is a wide spectrum of features available, with prices to match. Since you already have a player, you want an HTIB based on a receiver, not a DVD player (as most of them are).

In my opinion the best value for such a system is made by Onkyo. For full HDMI use, check out the Onkyo HT-S6100 HTIB. It’s a 7.1 system. You can get it online for around $600.

Or, if you want to do it yourself, get the Onkyo TX-SR606 (~$450) receiver and a set of 5.1 speakers. There are many out there, but in my opinion Polk makes a solid home theater set called the RM6750 that sell for under $250.

There are less expensive options, but none that I know of that feature HDMI switching.

How do you imagine your ideal Home theatre system and
what will it do for you? What features will it have?

My home theater setup would have an 18 channel setup consisting of API (particularly Mirage) speakers. with a center, front right, left right, top front right, top front left, top front center, two side rights, two side lefts, one center back, one left back, one right back, one top center, one top right, one top left, and a front and back subwoofer. It would be pointless to have a setup like this, seeing that nobody has 18 channel movie support yet. However, it would be cool to have anyway. I want mirage speakers because their omnipolar technology is very cool. They have such a great sound dispersion that the speakers practically disappear! I am sure that there are better speakers out there, but I am very accustomed to their sound! The screen would be a 50" plasma, or possibly a very nice projector with dlp technology. There won’t be strong acoustic dampening since the omipolar speakers rely on room reflections to get their great sound.

I have a 100 rms to 3000 cap component subwoofer that I would like to use for a Home Theatre system. How would I power it?

THere are plenty car amps for it, however I can not find one single amp for it to use at home.

Also, how do i make it to where it can hook up into a surround sound system?

You can not use car speakers for home use. Car audio operate on a direct current and home audio on alternating current. You can burn out your speaker or power amplifier. Car audio are designed for small enclosed area, and Home audio are for large area. You can buy a subwoofer for your home audio and most of them only handle up to 100 watts, which is enough for most home use. Look for brands like: JBL, Infinity, Definitive Technology, Polk Audio and Klipsch to name a few. Hope this will help you out.

My Home theatre system: Sony DAV-DX155 needs a stronger FM receiver so it can catch FM signals. When it was bought, it came with an AM receiver but it’s not like I would use it anyways. Anyone know where to buy an FM receiver for Home Theatre systems, specifically Sony?

Try a better antenna first.

Is it worth buying Jamo C 809 speakers for Home theatre in comparison to Bose Lifestyle 35 Speakers System. Though I understand that price wise Jamo will be costlier but is it worth going with Jamo or shall I go for Bose by playing safe?

It’s worth going for Jamo C 809 speakers. No audiophile will ever suggest Bose.

Few choices for compatible AV receivers -
Sony STR DA5200ES (About Rs. 67,000)
Arcam Diva AVR280 (About Rs.110,000)
Onkyo TX-SR875 (About Rs.90,000)

Some not so expensive models-
Sony STR DA1200ES (About Rs.33,500)
Onkyo TX-SR605 (About Rs.36,000)